Varis is both a surname and a given name. In Finnish the word literally means "

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". Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Agnes Varis Agnes Varis (''née'' Koulouvaris; January 11, 1930 – July 29, 2011) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist who was the founder and president of Agvar Chemicals Inc. and Aegis Pharmaceuticals. Early life and family Varis was born ...

(1930–2011), American businesswoman *

Kaisa Varis Kaisa Varis (born 21 September 1975, in Ilomantsi) is a Finnish retired cross-country skier and biathlete. Her career has been marred by doping convictions: as a cross-country skier, she was involved but not suspended in a doping scandal and in 2 ...

(born 1975), Finnish cross-country skier and biathlete *

Pekka Varis Pekka Varis is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor. He won a silver medal in the ''long distance'' at the 1998 World Ski Orienteering Championships. He placed second in the overall World Cup in 1997. See also * List of orienteers * List ...

, Finnish ski-orienteer *

Petri Varis Petri Johannes Varis (born May 13, 1969) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their 7th-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Starting his pro career with Karhu-Kissat in t ...

(born 1969), Finnish ice hockey player

Given name

Varis Brasla Varis Brasla (born 25 April 1939) is a Latvian film director. Since 1965 he worked in Riga Film Studio. Several of his films, including ''Emil's Mischiefs'' and ''Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat'' were awarded with the Lielais Kristaps, Latvian Nati ...

(born 1939), Latvian film director